COUNTING THE DEAD. The Grewsome Task Not Yet Com pleted at New Richmond. text I'M t i ill II t r Fl .\«*N Cyclone V lot I in A at Fully 1511 Killed ami «IM» op More Wouuiletl—lleritiuii, %el»., To lully l)e*tro> c»l. Minneapolis, Minn., June 14.- —The Times says: There are well up to 150 dead in and about New ltichmond. Of these only about 'JU in New Kielmioud will be recognized, for the reason that the lire has charred their bodies. They could not be exam ined Tuesday, as the lire was still burn ing, and it was impossible to enter the houses. From tile StrlrKen Town. Kew Kichniond, Wis., June .14. ihe tornado that has swept out of existence the prosperous little city of New Kicli niond is the most disastrous in point of fatality ever occurring in this section. The exact number of dead is still un known, but it will certainly reach lull, and very probably will considerably ex ceed that figure. Nurses and physicians from St. Paul, who had come down by special train on the Omaha road as soon as news of the disaster reached the Minnesota capi tal. were of great help, all night and da,\, and w hen the day closed all the seriously injured were believed to have been cared for. Those whose injuries were serious, but whose chances for re covery were believed to be good, were quickly sent to the hospitals of St. I'aul and Minneapolis, where better care can be given them. The slightly injured and those whose cases seem hopeless were kept here and were given the best attention possible. The list of ' I \ TSi— O So\nO"* *w > © /Jw N / w f s RcuMOu«y/ PARTS UK WIStO.VSIV AMI >II.NM:SOTA VISITED 11V JIOMIX'S STOIOI dead is gradually increasing during j the day, anil Tuesday night it seemed \ that 100 might be the minimum esti mate of the dead. \\'4ule tin* list ol ihe injured will reach and perhaps exceed 2UO. Kin dint; I t>e I lend. During the afternoon Patrick Kating, tin- l-l-year-old son of Nat Knling, was brought to the Catholic church. The bodv was horribly mangled. A little daughter of a Mr. Williams was brought to the same place from the ruins of her father's home near the railroad tracks. Walter Karrell, a boy, was also laid amoiig the dead iu that church. I'at lleNally, who was injured, died dur ing the day, and at a late hour Tues day afternoon the rescuers gathered to gether most of the pieces of the man gled body of Michael lielVron, and he was added to the list of dead. During the day scattered groups of rescuers searched the debris where bodies might be found. l-'iri- AIIIIN I(M Horrors. A fire company kept two streams of water pouring on the smoldering ruins, for fire had been added to the horrors of the tornado, and u dozen fires were blazing till a heavy rain at the close of the day extinguished the flames. Some of the merchants organized a salvage corps and managed to save some property, but the amount was Small. The Unified City. The business portion of the city cov ered a space of four squares each way and was solidly built of brick and stone. This entire space was swept clear, foundation walls and in some places masses of debris alone marking where Ihe business places formerly stood. Trees that had lined the streets of the neighboring residence district were broken clear off and twisted and uprooted. As soon as the news of the disaster had reached the outside world offers ol help anil help itself began to come into the city. iSt. I'aul, being the rail road center to which New Richmond was tributary, was first to learn of the storm and its attendant woes, and with in two or three hours sent the first re lief train with physicians, nurses, hos pital supplies and commissary stores for the people of the stricken city. A second and a third train soon followed, and speedily neighboring cities in Wis consin sent in all they could gather for their needy sister city. KNtimnte of Hie IJciid. It i.-> the average resident of New Richmond who estimates the loss of life most seriously. They claim that hundreds are missing who wen: buried in the ruins and there incinerated. One such is C. A. .Nelson, who owned the Columbian restaurant, located on Main street. His estimate of the loss is tOO dead. He says that when the rainstorm, which preceded the cyclone, broke, not less than 20 persons rushed into hi* place for shelter. He is positive that not more than four besides himself es caped. In the Congregational church, 15 bo'Ucs were laid out ou the seats, and through the aisles a throng surged in search of their rlead. The young wom en of the church rendered ready assist ance in caring for the dead and reliev ing the sufferings of the wounded. At the Catholic church, a similar scene was enacted. Here a do/en bodies were laid out, and some of them were awaiting identification. At noon several other corpses were added to those already there. In .John (ilidden's family only one escaped injury. The family was in the living rooms over the store on Mail* street when the storm struck. Mrs. John Glidden was killed. Mr. (Hidden, John Glidden, Jr.; Mary, aged 24; Charles, aged Hi, and Klla, aged 10, were all seriously hurt. Mary was car ried a block from the house and alight ed at the edge of the mill pond. Many bodies are thought t»> be in this pond. It is believed the greatest mortality in any one place occurred in the base ment of the hardware store of Ward Williams. This store was one of the prominent business corners, and wlier. the storm approached a large number of people fled to the basement and in an instant were overwhelmed in the ruins. Several bodies have already been taken out, but it is estimated that fully a dozen dead are still in the ruins. The Hawkins family was in the second story of their residence when the storm broke and at once rushed for the cellar. Mefore they could reach the first floor the house was a mass of ruins and five out of the six- members of the family were killed. .1 Clean Sweep. There never was a cyclone that made a cleaner sweep of what lay in its path than the one of Monday evening, in the business portion of the town ab solutely not one building was left standing above the cellar windows; everything above a foundation wall w*a: shaved as clean as though it had been cut with a plane. Enormous iron safes were blown into the middle of the street, and the largest safe in the town was carried across one street and half way over the square beyond. 11 will l)e several days before th>' number of dead in New Richmond is ac curately known, and it is doubtful if the cut ire number of fata lit ies w ill CM be chronicled. In the path of the storm both to the northeast and southwest of the city were scattered farmhouses, and wherever they were struck by that awful wind there was nothing left but a pile of boards and twisted rafters. How many were killed in these houses will not be known for a longtime. A Total I.OHM. It is impossible to estimate the prop erty loss, but it is total in the business part of the tow n, and, to make t lie blow the more severe, not one policy of tor nado insurance had been written f«r the place. What is gone is gone beyond repair. There is tit present no desti tution among those who have sutiered by the storm. St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chippewa Falls and other (daces have sent in bountiful supplies, and there is no suffering for food or necessities, but the business of the town is utterly wiped out of existence, and not one man in the place will be able to resume busi ness. A|>IM>IIIM for Help. Milwaukee, June It. The following telegram litis just been received from Congressman John J. Jenkins fr<#m New Richmond. Wis., addressed to the governor and chamber of commerce: "The city wiped out by storm. Every business building and contents and over half the dwellings and contents total loss. Many hundred dwellings and contents partly Injured. Over 100 wounded. Forty dead bodies, many missing and ruins burn ing. I.ota 1 people making heroic efforts and giving freely of what little they have left. They can lie furnished for a short time, but with few exceptions no food or clothing. Not an article of goods, wares or merchandise left by noon. There will not lie a mouthful to eat; must have immediata relief; will require aid for some time. Not a eotiin or article to bury the dead. I'rae tically destitution prevails. Will you noti fy'the public and ask them that aid be forwarded as soon as possible." liuv. Scoli E I II'M I'ruclu mil I 1011. Madison, Wis., June 11. (iov. Sco field Tuesday issued a proclamation calling upon the people of Wisconsin to come to the aid of the calamity stricken people at New Richmond. The supplies or money collected should bti sent as promptly as possible to Maj M. I!. Doyon, at New Richmond, whom the governor has appointed to take Charge of relief until local committees are able to do it. \\ IIIII.I: TOWN i)i;siiiiivi-:n. Tornado I.CII v.'M lint Two li ill I din km In lierunto, Xeli.— >lllll> Killed. j Omaha, Neb., June 14. The tornado that struck the village of Herman lues j day evening wrought fearful ilestruc | tion. A conductor on the evening trair i from Sioux City passed through the place not long after the storm, and he ! says not a building is left standing ir, ] town. He counted 12 dead bodies lying lin the streets. The fatalities will un ' doubtedly run up to a hundred, if not i higher. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1899. THEIR POWER BROKEN. Filipino* Practically Driven from Southern I'rovinpp*—llni oor Evue ualed—Neil Haiti* al I num. Washington, June 15. The follow ing was received at the wardepartment: "Manila, June H.—Adjutant General, Washington: Lawton's troops under Wheaton and Ovenshine occupy country south of liacoor, have scouted westward and some distance southward on line Za pote river and liacoor road; enemy ap pears to have retired on linus, abandoning bay country. The fighting yesterday se vere; our loss ten killed and 10 wounded; majority at crossing Zapote river. Enemy driven from heavy and well constructed lntrenchments to which held tenaciously: their loss several hundred, of whom 5" buried this morning. Will not probably make any determined future staud In southern provinces. ."OTIS." liacoor, June 15. —Gen; Lawton, with II troop of cavalry, advanced Wednesday morning and entered liacoor, finding the town deserted. It had been badly wrecked by the bombardment of the warships Tuesday. Two smooth-bore cannon and a quantity of ammunition were found concealed in the town. A Spanish prisoner who had been left behind said that the insurgents had re treated to Imus in a fearfully demor alised condition. They brought back from the battlefield Tuesday many dead bodies and several hundred wounded. The officers could not rally their com mands, which had been reduced to frightened mobs by their defeat. The forces of Gen. Lawton have all moved up to l'.acoor, with 1 he exception of the rear guard, which remains at Las Pinas. Manila, June 15. —Filipinos retreated southward aftcr Tuesday's engagement to the stronglv-fortitied town of imus. The shelling of the American warships drove the rebels from liacoor, so the Americans control several more miles of coast. The next battle will probably be fought at Imus, The American troops will soon control the coast to Cavite. The American officers estimate that 100 insurgents were killed and that 300 were wounded during the engagement. Gen. Lawton, with his stall' and a troop of the Fourth cavalry, started to ascertain the nature of the insurgents' position. He rode live miles along the coast to liacoor without discovering the enemy lie found the town fnil of white flags, but there were no soldiers there. The women and children, who had fled to the woods during the bombard men t, were camping in the ruins of their homes. The shells had almost knocked the town to pieces. The big church was wrecked and many buildings were ruined. Kven the trees and shrubbery were torn as by a hailstorm. Several hundred women and children came into the American lines for refuge and the road from liacoor was covered ail day long with processions of them on foot and in carts, driving animals anil carry ing goods on their heads. The appear ance of the battlefield testified to the fierceness of Tuesday's fighting. SETTLED AT LAST. AiiiliiiNwiiilor Clioale Iteecivc* Satis factory Tc in |io rn ry Y rrilliKC meiit of AluwUnii Affair. London, June 15. The Cnited States a mbassador here, Joseph 11. ( boate, lias just received from the foreign office a communication on the Alaska question which, it is understood, is a satisfac tory temporary arrangement of the af fair. The officials of the foreign office, while unwilling to discuss the details, assure the press that the Alaska diffi culties are practically smoothed over until the meeting of the high commis sion in August. Washington, June 15.—Though grati fied to learn that Lord Salisbury and Ambassador Choate have succeeded, as reported from London, in arranging a modus vivendi relative to the Alaskan boundary line, the state department had no official confirmation of the re port up to the close of business Wednes day. The British embassy also was without information on the subject from any official source, but there is no disposition to discredit the report, as it is realized that the issues between the parties had narrowed to almost in significant proportions, and it was Be lieved to be a matter of only a few days before the agreement would be reached. The point of interest in the matter is that any modus that is signed by the United States ambassador will leave the whole of the Lynn canal within the United States lines. BLAMES THE TARIFF. Henry O. Hit vemey er !>«'«• I JI re* 12 llt*- M|»Oll Millie for (he I£.Y ixtenee <»!' Trunin. Washington, June 15. —Ilenry O. Havemeycr, president of the American Sugar Refining company, was examined by the industrial commission Wednes day in connection witn its investiga tion of trusts. His testimony related almost wholly to the sugar industry, and he opened with a vigorous attack upon the customs tariff, which he de clared was the "mother of all trusts," becoming such by providing "inordi nate protection to manufactured arti cles." This attack was made in a writ ten statement which the witness had prepared before making his appearance before the committee, and which In. read in a ringing voice. Arthur Slni-ue Unveiled. New York, June 15. The statue of Chester A. Arthur, twenty-first presi dent of the Cnited States, has been un veiled. It was erected by personal friends of the statesman and is the work of George K. Dissell. The statue and pedestal are each nine feet high. The statue is of bronze, the pedestal of gray marble. Meet \ext in Aurora. Springfield, 111., June 15. The great camp of Illinois, Knights of Maccabees, after installing the newly-elected offi cers, adjourned to meet in Aurora in I'JOl. HAVOC OF THE STORM. Later Details of the Disasters i& the Stricken Towns. Ten Demi a nil Twenty-Five Injured nt lleriiiim—lluryiiiK tli«» Vietlum ut New Hlt-li ninnd—Cloud burnt CuuneM liONN «il' Life In Teitti. Herman, Neb., June 15.—Ten were killed and about 25 injured in Tuesday night's tornado. It is thought allure now accounted for unless the storm has been more dis. -Irons in the country than now anticipated. Not a single building in the town is left. A partial list of the dead and wound ed is as follows: DEAD:—D. li. Hopkins: Mrs. D. B. Hop kins. Herman; A Hopkins, their son: Mrs. Kelso l'ender, daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. Hopkins: W. S. Richards, postmaster of Herman; Mr. Hawkins, home four miles west of Herman; child of S. M. Davis; Louis Clausen, machinist, Missouri Val ley; Earl Petersen. Died at hospital since the storm. Thomas I lines, plasterer, blair. I'roiierly 1.0 M.H. The loss of property aggregates $150,- 000, which means something appalling for the inhabitants of the peaceful lit tle village. One hundred buildings have been completely destroyed. Only six structures remain intact, three in the north ami the same number in the south part of the town. These com prise four residences, the schoolhouse and one church. The population is in a pitiable condition. Those who lost their homes, and there are about 500 of them, are absolutely without re sources and must depend on public charity for sustenance and a chance to begin life over again. The few who escaped without injuries or loss of property are so completely dazed that they know not what to do. Keller Work. The work of relief has already begun, and in a substantial manner. About a hundred of the unfortunates are housed at Blair. The latter town raised $"00 as a relief fund, and the Wasiiington county authorities appropriated SSOO for the same purpose. Two dozen tents were sent out from Blair and are oc cupied by the homeless. The Blair fire department lias been on guard at the scene of the disaster, keeping depre dators away, though there is nothing left to steal. Household goods and everything went to pieces in the wild swirl that obliterated the town. Ad vices from I'lair state that most of the injured there are doing well. The dead will be buried to-day. It is hoped that in a few days the work of rebuilding will begin. Offers of assistance are pouring in from all quarters. AT .NEW It It'll >IO\l). Work of llnr>liiK (he Demi lli'Kl>lN Su|i|il> «il' Collill* l-'nilM. .New Richmond, Wis., June 15.—Thir ty-two new graves were made Wednes day i" 'he two little ui'mrtcTirj al op posite sides of the town, a constant succession of funerals threading a pas sage i lirougb the lit tercd streels all day long. Services for were held ill the little Catholic church, and from the Congregational church ten funerals had been held by evening. There is stili a large number of unliuricd dead, and but for Ihe fact that a large num ber of collins failed to arrive it is like ly the number of funerals would have been close to 30. The number of known dead was increased by one, Henry Lar seti, a boy about 1 I years of age, died. Contrary to general expectation, there were no bodies found during the day in the basement of the Willtams dry goods store. It was predicted when the work of clearing out t lie debris win begun that at least 20 bodies were still in the cellar of Williams' store, biit at nightfall a large portion of the place had been gone over and nothing was found to indicate that any more dead were in the ruins. Estimates of >lisiHiiiK Vary. The number si ill in the ruins is vari ously estimated, some estimates run ning up to 100, and others being placed at 50. O. \V. Mosher, who has been at the head of the relief work, says that fully 05 children were still missing, and a large number of adults as well. This estimate is generally considered as be ing too large. ANkeil to Open SllllMC rlpfion*. Minneapolis, Minn., June 15.—Maj. Gray, of Minneapolis, has received Ihe following dispatch from New llich mond in response to an inquiry: "Open subscription lists for money con tributions and send all the money to the First national bank of Hudson for finance committee of relief. "C. WHARKS. Mayor." CI.OI 1)111 ItST IX TEXAS. DlMiistroii* Effect of n Storm in the Mou 11 In in »—Some I. OHM of l.ife. St. Louis, June 15.—A special to the Republic from San Antonio, Tex., says: A cloudburst occurred in the moun tains north of SpolTord Junction Tues day night about midnight. The im mense volume of water rushed down the moult tain side, sweeping everything before it and converting dry arroyas and small creeks and rivers into raging torrents and completely flooding the valley and level country below. At the sheep ranch of M. L. Butler every living thing was swept away and the entire liutler family, consisting of father, mother and two children, arc reported to have perished. Ilenry Carver, on the cattle ranch lower down, was drowned. The Buffalo Strike. BulTiilo, N. Y„ June 15. -fully 3,500 men are on strike or have quit work along the docks for various reasons, and outside of the elevating of grain no work is being done. The freight han dlers held a big meeting Wednesday night and decided to remain out until the demand of the Krie housemen for an increase of one cent an hour ill wages is granted. CroMMeil Hie lliirk Itiver. Milwaukee, June 15. Frederick S. Perkins, the welt-known archaeologist, artist and collector, died at his home ill Burlington, Wis., Wednesday. ADJOURNMENT DELAYED. The l'ciice Conference Will rroltnlily He in Sen*ion I 111 i I (lit* >i I«l «lle of Jul*. The Hague, June 15. lt is now ex pected that the peace conference will not, adjourn before the middle of.luly, as it is thought the labors of the dele gates will not be finished before that time, and there is the additional ques tion of the acceptance by the powers of the decisions adopted by the confer ence. The delegates who desire to see tan gible results accomplished by the con ference recognize that if the members are contented with simply transmit ting the decisions to their respective governments, tin* work of the dele gates will simply be pigeon-holed in the various chancelleries of Kurope and will not be executed. Therefore, thedel egates have resolved to adjourn their sittings as soon as their work is com pleted. and to submit the result to their respective governments with the re quest that the delegates be empowered to sign a definite document.- It is ex pected the governments will keep track of the progress of the work, and that they " ill require about ten days for de liberation on their final decision, which will bring tlieir final adjournment in the middle of July. The refusal of Great Britain to ac cept the stipulations of the Brussels conference if they are made definite will not prevent other powers from pledging themselves to action in the matter. There is no doubt the Brus sels conference subcommittee will reach a practical result, but it is pos sible some powers, while reserving the right to apply the new stipulations when necessary, may not consent to bind themselves forthwith. TO HONOR OLD GLORY. American I'TIII; AHNOCIII I lon IIOIIIH ltd Annual SertNioii in Sew York City. New York, June 15. —The American Flag association held its annual meet ing Wednesday. This society, formed about three years ago, is composed of flag committees appointed by various organizations throughout the country, associated for united work for the pres ervation of the flag from desecration. The annual report of the president. Col. Ralph K. I'rime, showed that material progress had been made during the past year in the direction of the objects of the association, and that now nine states had laws forbidding the desecra tion of the flag. Among the states which have taken protective action during the past year is New York, the net of whose legislature in passing and of <!ov. Roosevelt in signing the pro hibitory statute was highly commend ed. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, c-wi. naipn r; i-itine, -roiiHr i .-, N. V.: vice presidents, fieri. O. O. Howard, Gen. Frederick D. Grant, Gen. J. C. llreck enrldge. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Admiral W. S. Schley, Admiral nanoroftCiherardi.Gov. Theodore Uoosevelt, Mrs. S. V. White and Miss Mary Van Buren V'anderpool; sec retaries, Gen. Thomas Wilson and Edward Hajjaman Hall, New York; treasurer, Maj. L,. I.angdon Ward, New York. ALMOST PASSED. Slntcle Tax I,aw tonics Within One Vote lit I'asxiiiK in (he Mich iKan I.ex i* In tun*. Lansing, Mich., June 15.-—Application of the single tax to Michigan cities escaped enactment by the Michigan legislature Wednesday by only one vote. A bill providing for submission to the people of any city of the prop osition to assess city taxes upon the land values, upon petition of 20 per cent, of the taxpayers of the city, which had passed the senate, was defeated in the house by a vote of 50 yeas to 41 nays, 51 being a majority of the mem bers-elect. It is understood that Gov. I'ingree would have signed the bill had it been passed. Single tax advocates are elated over the large vote the bill received compared with that obtained for similar measures in for mer years Thirty lilveH I.ost. Vancouver, If. ('.. June 15.—Mail ad vices from Australia give details of the loss of the British ship Loch Sloy and 30 lives on Kangaroo island, news of which was briefly covered by cable from Adelaide, South Australia, May !(. Only one passenger and three sailors out of the 110 souls succeeded in saving their lives. The rest wt TC lost in the boiling surf. town ti. A. It. Waterloo, la., J line 15.—The feature of the (i. A. I!, encampment was a pa rade of over 2,000 old soldiers. The march through the business portion of the city covered about a mile. The business session at four o'clock was for the election of officers. For command er C. I". Bailey, of Ircton, won over Mr. Davis, of Sioux City, by a vote of 375 to 315. I . yII eli ell. New Orleans, J tine 15. Kdward Gray a negro who was arrested in St. John parish about a year ago with Charles Morrelle, another negro, and charged with a series of burglaries, was lynched Wednesday morning i I ter having been released by the authorities because there was no evidence against him. >1 n > Exercise Clemeney, I'aris, June 15. President Loubet, when informed of the sentence passed upon Karon de Christiani for attempt ing to assault him in the presidential stand on the Auteuil racecourse, ex claimed: "The four years will quickly pass." 'Chi: is held to indicate his in tention to exercise clemency. Given Hi* Old I*lll pe. Washington, June 15. William M. Stuart, of Detroit, Mich., litis been ap pointed chief of the manufacturers'di vision of the census bureau, which po sition he held during the eleventh cen sus. Treasure Ships Come from the Frozen North. THE KLONDIKE YVEALTIL Lucky Miners are Returning to the States in Droves. ONE SHIP CARRIES $1,000,000 Hotel Safe* in Skagwii)',Alaiika, « ould Not Hold tile lin in eiiMe JIUM of Treasure Kroiisltt Uouu-A Pugi list'* Hoiiauza. Tacorna, Wash., June 1". —The steamer City of Tacoma passed I'ort Townsend yesterday bound for Tauo jiia with 200 Klondikers who bring out $500.1)00 in gold dust and $500,000 in drafts as the first spring clean up. Skagway, Alaska, June 13, via Seat tle, June 17. —A large amount of gold dust and nuggets was landed at White Horse Kapids on June 'J, from the first three steamers to reach that point from Dawson City. Over one ton o£ it was officially checked oil' by the officers at White Horse when making the transfer from steamer to steamer. The remainder was divided in pack ages ranging from 10 to 75 pounds, carried by more than 300 passengers of the three boats. They were in all sorts of odd packages and made no at tempt at concealment. The gold is brought out largely by merchants, with only a few miners who have been in the Klondike alt the way from a year to three years. Only about half of it is from the win ter clean up. No. 17 Eldorado, it is said, will prove to Vie the richest claim in the Klondike. Mr. Peacock, of Que bec, who owns half interest, had 37 men at work on it all winter and the clean up will be in the neighborhood of from $1,200,000 to $1,500,000. Peter Odin gives a good account of Gold Hill, at the junction of Eldorado and lionanza, and says the results will sur prise many. Frank Slavin, the prize fighter, and his partners have 37 placer claims, most of them good. There has been lots of prospecting for quartz, but no great discoveries have been heard from. Slavin is go ing to New York and London. He and his partners have bonded the Dome quartz proposition with a London com pany and got SIOO,OOO for development work. Owing to the low stage of the water ori the lakes and rivers it was impos sible for the small steamers from Ben nett TO reacn them Tier ore MIIIO.W .N.A the first lot of 65 was landed in Den nett on Tuesday by the Nora and reached Skasrway that evening. An other lot of 100 reached here Wednes day morning and the remainder will get here soon. At night every hotel safe in Skagway was crammed full of gold dust, with a watchman on guard all night. \s these safes could not accommodate all those who had gold, the safes of several merchants had to be called into requisition. Table and < liafr Price* ltl*e. Grand Rapids, Mich,, June 17.- The largest table manufacturers in the country have organized here under the name of .National Dining Table asso ciation. They will at once order an advance of 15 per cent, on all grades of tables, while some special grades will be advanced 20 to 25 per cent. There are 4.'! members of the associa tion, only 13 manufacturers having failed to come in thus far. The new chair trust has also ordered an ad vance in price of 15 per cent, and in dications are that these advances will be followed by furniture makers in all other lines. Reciprocity Treaty Mailed. Washington, June 17.—A reciprocity treaty between the I'nited States and Great Hritain in relation to trade be tween this country and the I!ritisli department of state Friday by the colony of Ilarbadoes was signed at the representatives of the governments. It is the first treaty framed under the Dingley law and the first, of the series of treaties which the British colonies to the south of this country are seek ing to effect. The treaty is made for the term of five years. Eleven 'liner* Killed. Halifax. N. S.. June 17.—According to an official account of Friday's dis aster in the Caledonia mine of the Dominion Coal Co. at Glace Hay, Cape Breton, there were two explosions, the first killing six men and the second five. Fire started near what is known as the deep pump, the cause being un known. tlaiui* 2,000,000 Population. Chicago, June 17. Chicago's popu lation. according to Chief of I'olice Kipley, has finally passed the 2,000,- 000 mark and is now 2,0*8,043. The figures are the result of a census taken by the police force. Paper 'Sill Hiirnetl. Philadelphia, June 17. The Key r.tone paper mill was destroyed by fire last night. The loss is $70,000; partially covered by insurance. Prisoner ltclca*cd. London, .lime 17. "Joe" Mullett, 'lie Irish political prisoner, sentenced to imprisonment for life for attempting lo murder a juror who convicted Michael Walsh, was taken to Dublin last night and liberated. He is in a (lying condition. tinrslerer* Secured sio,'MM>. Chicago, lime 17. —The police an nounced last night that thc\ liad be •omc convinced that the murderers of Martin Meiers, the old miser luniuT strangled in his house ten d ;ys since, -ecured about $40,000 as ti;e itsuTi of their crime. 3
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